Method and system for collection state information of parts in a passenger cabin of a vehicle

Abstract

A method for collecting defect data of parts in a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes, but is not limited to connecting an electronics device allocated to a user to a central communication device, retrieving a user interface provided by the communication device by the electronics device, dialog-based inquiring of defect data of parts by the communication device by way of the user interface on the electronics device, and storing the requested defect data by the communication device in a central data storage unit. The electronics device can be mobile or permanently installed. Mobile electronics devices can be implemented by personal electronics devices of the passengers, which devices were brought into the passenger cabin.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / EP2010 / 055253, filed Apr. 21, 2010, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) and which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 102009018772.3 filed Apr. 24, 2009 and of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 172,377 filed Apr. 24, 2009, the disclosure of which applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The technical field relates to a method for collecting state information of parts in a passenger cabin of a vehicle, to a system for collecting state information of parts in a passenger cabin of a vehicle, to the use of such a system and to a vehicle comprising a passenger cabin and such a system.BACKGROUND[0003]For the purpose of acquiring defects in vehicles with a passenger cabin, for example a commercial aircraft, frequently logbooks are used in which manually detected defects in the passenger cabin are acquired. In t...

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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a method for collecting defect data from parts in a passenger cabin of a vehicle. The method involves connecting an electronics device to a central communication device and initiating a communication between them. The electronics device acts as a tool for user input and exchanging information with the communication device. The user interface is then displayed on the electronics device for the user to input or select the type and location of the defect. The defect data is then stored in a central database or database application. The method allows users to easily collect and register defects without needing to communicate with a vehicle attendant. It also allows users to incorporate all their perceptions and provides a hierarchical inquiry dialog for the user to control the details of the defect. The mobile electronics device can be a mobile phone or similar device that connects wirelessly to the communication device.

Problems solved by technology

However, since a flight attendant during a flight has to manage numerous other activities, most of the time only before or after a flight is there adequate opportunity to record new defects in the logbook.

This is time consuming in particular in those cases where the logbook contains free-text information where terms used in the description and position of the detected defects cannot be precisely predefined.

Acquiring part defects as mentioned above, be it in a manual or in an electronic manner, offers an option of acquiring and providing parts defects in a central location; however, with none of the measures described above is it possible to ensure that all the parts defects occurring in a passenger cabin can reliably be acquired.

The duration between detecting a defect and finally entering or acquiring it in a logbook can result in detected defects being forgotten.

Consequently, passenger satisfaction could decrease if an increased number of defects in a passenger cabin remain.

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